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  • Portugal's Ronaldo scores twice to sink Holland

    Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Portugal's passage into the quarter-finals with two goals that ended dismal Holland's participation at Euro 2012 with this 2-1 defeat. Ronaldo was irresistible throughout as he led his side to a last-eight appointment with

  • Germany's Bender breaks Danish hearts

    Lars Bender spared Germany from a shock Euro 2012 exit with the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Denmark, whose tournament ended in Lviv. The Bayer Leverkusen midfielder, playing as full-back for the national team, struck as Denmark were pushing

  • Czech Republic dump co-hosts Poland out of Euro 2012

    Petr Jiracek's second-half goal ensured the Czech Republic squeaked into the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 via a 1-0 victory as co-hosts Poland suffered an early exit. Outplayed for the majority of the first half, the Czechs were seemingly stung into

  • Greece make quarters with Russia win

    Giorgos Karagounis and Greece rekindled the spirit of 2004 as they sealed an improbable European Championship quarter-final spot and dumped Russia out of the tournament by beating them 1-0. The shock champions of eight years ago turned Group A upside

  • Four people hurt in North Yorkshire crash

    FOUR people had to be freed from their vehicles and two were airlifted to hospital following a crash near the North Yorkshire coast today. The incident occurred at just after 1pm on the A165 at Reighton, near Filey, when three vehicles collided

  • Motorist escapes car fire on A64

    A CAR was destroyed and one lane of the A64 was closed for over an hour after the vehicle caught fire. The incident occurred at 3.05 this afternoon, on the eastbound carriageway near the Hopgrove roundabout, when the driver of a Vauxhall Zafira

  • Fire at North Yorkshire junior school

    FIRE crews attended a blaze at a North Yorkshire school's science block. At 9.30am this morning firefighters were called to Queen Ethelburgas Preparatory School at Thorpe Underwood near Boroughbridge. Crews from York, Acomb and Boroughbridge

  • Sunday 17 June: Tea-time teaser

    Welcome back to our picture quiz. Each day, we show you a picture of somewhere in York - all you have to do is answer the question. Good luck! Where is this ornate date to be found in the city centre? Come back tomorrow for the